how do film festivals continue online
the festival conversation is bigger than the premiere
The photos and reactions around Rachel Bloom’s West Coast premiere of *Hollywood Does Abortion* at the 46th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival are a useful reminder that festival programming does not end when the credits roll. The public discussion on Reddit is part of the event now, for better and occasionally much messier.
why it matters A strong festival creates several ways into a film: the screening, the conversation afterward, the online reaction, and the chance to discover something you would not have searched for yourself. That kind of cultural infrastructure is easy to underestimate, especially when the most visible part is one celebrity appearance.